[P1] Panther OS 10.3

[Larry Kollar]

> But, beyond what is advertized in the flier as advancements (new 
> Finder, Expose, FileVault and several other listed features) and 
> "enhanced Windoze compatability", it would be nice to know what 
> additional features and advantages OS 10.3 might have.

The PDF improvements are enough for me (a jumped-up tech writer) to 
upgrade. Panther has GhostScript bundled in (not a really big deal 
since it compiles out of the box) and a much-improved Preview. I seem 
to remember hearing that it will let you copy text *and* graphics out 
of PDFs.

There's also an XML parser built in... not sure which one (expat, 
gnome-xmllib, something java, or home-grown are all possibilities). 
Exposé looks pretty good too -- and performance improvements are always 
welcome; it's a lot easier to convince the wife to drop $129 on a new 
OS than $2000 on a new laptop. :-D

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Larry Kollar    k  o  l  l  a  r  @  a  l  l  t  e  l  .  n  e  t
"The hardest part of all this is the part that requires thinking."
-- Paul Tyson, on xml-doc